ASTME1316-17aStandardTerminologyforNondestructiveExaminationisacomprehensivestandardthatprovidesdefinitionsandterminologyusedinthefieldofnondestructivetesting(NDT).ItservesasaunifiedreferencetoensureclearcommunicationandconsistencyacrossvariousNDTmethods,includingultrasonictesting,radiographictesting,magneticparticletesting,liquidpenetranttesting,andeddycurrenttesting.Thestandardisregularlyupdatedtoincorporatenewtermsandtechnologiesintheevolvingfieldofnondestructiveexamination.Itiswidelyadoptedbyindustryprofessionals,researchers,andregulatorybodiestomaintainaccuracyanduniformityintechnicaldocumentation,procedures,andreportsrelatedtoNDT.
